The two-week School is designed for early career professionals from developing countries, ideally with 1-3 years of experience, working at relevant institutions in their home country. Candidates should have a specific career interest in, or knowledge of nuclear security, although their academic and technical background may vary. Candidates with a scientific or technical background in a discipline of relevance to nuclear security, such as nuclear physics, nuclear engineering, political science, law enforcement, and/or in related fields are especially encouraged to apply.

School curriculum will include the following topics:

• International legal framework supporting nuclear security
• Identification of, and measures to address, threats against nuclear material, facilities, and activities
• Instruments and methods for physical protection of associated facilities
• Threat and risk assessment, detection architecture, and response plan for material out of regulatory control
• Radiation detection instruments and detection strategies and techniques
• Transport security for nuclear and other radioactive material
• Nuclear forensics and radiological crime scene management
• Nuclear security culture, computer and information security, and security at major public events
• Measures for systematic nuclear security human resource development at the national level

The modules are available online:
http://elearning.iaea.org/m2/course/index.php?categoryid=48

The estimated time for completing the courses is between 1 and 4.5 hours per module. Upon successful completion of each module, the system will generate a personalized certificate. Please submit all certificates of completion (as pdf or jpg files) with the online application form for this School. In case of technical issues, please contact: CLP4NET.Contact-Point@iaea.org

Additionally, there will be practical exercises designed to incorporate the acquired knowledge into national planning and procedures to protect against threats to nuclear security.

Grants:
A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.